Isaan Station Thai Street Food

We ordered the basics: tom yum soup, pad thai, and pad see ew. The soup was really good. It wasn’t watered down like at other places; it came with a ton of fresh lemongrass and ginger. The pad thai was rich on the sauce and very sweet, which can be appealing to some. The pad see ew was a bit salty but good with a side of rice.
Overall, the food was good but service was slow. I’d return just for the soup.

This evening I decided to take my friend out for a late birthday treat and we both wanted Thai so we came here. The restaurant was empty so we sat in one of the large orange booths and ordered Thai teas, a Tom Yum soup (good size for two), pad thai with chicken and the honey toast for the end. We requested the Tom Yum mildly spicy and it had a kick to it but it was the right amount. The pad thai was delicious. If you are hungry order two plates (one for yourself and the other for your food date). The honey toast was so darn good! It was a sugar overload for sure but still! So damn good! The thai tea was too sweet for my taste so probably wouldn’t get it again. Overall had a great experience here.

The food is amazing. I loved it. The prompt service was amazing. However, to pick up an order you have to pay a valet. What kind of crap is that?

The food here is very delicious and authentic. The only dislike… it’s cash only. Note: 7 stars from 1 to 10 is on fire. I was literally crying. Mild is spicy enough…

Crying tiger
Bbq pork
Somtum (papaya salad) with crab, not spicy please
Fried chicken
Sticky rice
These are my favorite for two people .
Everything is great except that terrible music video made my man wanna sit at home instead.

Instead of enduring the long trip to visit North-​east Thailand, why not stop by this small gem in the heart of K-​Town LA? Of particular note is there menu filled with at least seven types of som tam, or papaya salad. Most places in the USA will only have one, if that. On the note of papaya salad, the most adventurous folks should try the papaya salad with fermented fish. Intermediates should opt for the version with delicious fermented raw blue crab. Yes, it smells intense but tastes as good as the most tender sushi you can find. I can almost guarantee you wont’ get sick, but I do have to admit the thought always crosses my mind, and I’ve always been fine. Be sure and get khao niao (sticky rice) to dip up the som tam dressing on the bottom of the plate. Another dish to explore fully here is the larb. As with any Thai feast, the people the better so you may sample as many dishes as possible. In my case I would always suggest the pork, if there are no dietary aversions, or the chicken. My only issue here was the lack of toasted rice powder which gives larb that most excellent texture while masticating. Lastly, I have to confess, while I try to always avoid the Pad Thai as I view it quite the «white dish» I was talked into ordering it by the waitress. It was devoured in moments. I wish they garnished with a wedge of white cabbage like they do back home in Krung Thep, but all in all, I look forward to returning to this regional Thai place. And next time, I will be sure and pair my som tam with the gai yang (grilled chicken) which I hear is fantastic here.

Best pad thai I’ve found in LA. Only downsides are it’s either not spicy at all or almost too spicy to eat — there is no in between! Also, not open until noon, but is open late!

Place is legit! Just got back from Thailand and this is the closest I have found in LA. Spice is thai level spicy for their papaya salad. I got a 4 and that was about a 2 – 3 compared to food in Ao Nang. The crying tiger was great grilled beef, tasted alot like korean bbq and the pad thai had real kefir lime and was not made with ketchup like alot of other places (if your noodles are redish they used ketchup) will be trying more soon.

Our Thai friends love to come here. Our favorite papaya salad w salted egg, grilled beef, grilled pork, Larb woon sen, chicken wings, pad Thai is all very good!

Their curry is SPICY. I order the Green curry, vegetarian, extra spicy. Love it! Will try yellow next time. Once again, their «spicy» is actually really spicy!
Grilled turmeric chicken — Damn delicious. Nicely charred skin w/​juicy insides.
Grilled pork neck — Juicy, but must eat while it’s HOT.
I’d take 1 star off for their small portions, but I want to rate solely on flavor.
Excited to try their other dishes.

Hands down the best Thai food my wife and I have had since leaving Bangkok.
Larb was spicy and tasty. Issan sausage was authentic with a wonderful flavor. Our favorite was the pork jerky. It comes with an incredibly tasty sauce.
We arrived about 30 minutes before midday closing and they were so friendly. They let us order and eat without rushing us, even after they closed. Very Thai!

I have had my fair share of Issan food and this place is solid. Cute décor and authentic enough for America.
All their souls were good. The grilled chicken is amazing. The crying tiger (grilled beef) and grilled pork are really good.
Minus 1 star for being cash only and also the quantity per price.

Wow. The food is real and wonderful. Highly recommend the curry.
Unilocal says my review is too short.

Poorly cooked food and the restaurant smells strong air freshener and candle light.
Not coming back not recommended.

Came here last night because it was cold and we wanted some Tom Yum Goong~
It was packed!!! And with all Thai people so that’s a good sign. When a Kbbq restaurant is full of Koreans I know its good.
We ordered the:
Pad Thai — The lightest Pad Thai I’ve ever had. It wasn’t oily at all. The noodles were cooked perfectly. My husband and I kept raving about how good it was.
Spicy Beef Salad — Excellent. We got a level 7 and it was supppppppper spicy
Tom Yum Goong — Excellent as well.
Everything we got here so far has been amazing.
Only 2 downsides is that valet is $ 2 and the restaurant only takes cash.

Hmmmm. I would characterize this place as odd. We went here based on the Unilocal reviews and I was really disappointed. For starters, I guess we should’ve been tipped off that it was pretty dead on a Saturday night. We ordered the Tom Yum soup. The girl said they have spicy level 1 – 10. My bf can handle some serious spice. I told her he can handle Ghost pepper No problem so what should we get. She said their food is really spicy so we should stick to just a spice level 7 max. Ok so the soup comes out. Um… I thought they made a mistake. It was not spicy at all. I even let my mom try it, who cannot handle an ounce of spicy at all. Even she said it didn’t taste so it at all and this was supposed to be a 7??? I told the server, she took it back and brought the soup back out with more spice. It made no difference. We also got the pad Thai, shrimp fried rice. Both were pretty bad. It had a odd taste. Definitely didn’t taste like Thai pad Thai or shrimp fried rice. Then there was the papaya salad. That was ok. Oh, and they take cash only. Who does that? Who has cash nowadays???
And lastly, the parking attendants say they do valet only. I say with all the options in LA, this is not one I would seek out.

I’m addicted to this place. Best thai food in koreatown.
Love the blue crab som tom, larb, fried carp.
Yummy yummy craving it again

Good food but par for the area. Got Pad Thai with chicken and shrimp and chicken spicy pad se ew. Only problem was we ordered food for delivery and they kept getting the address confused and took well over 1 hour to get it delivered. We are literally four blocks away from them.

I love this place and always the first one I choose. The food here is really really delicious. I ordered crying tiger and papaya salad with blue crab everytime I came. And the service here so awesome nice and pretty girl! :D I’ll be back again and agian.

I love this restaurant. My friend and I went here too many times. Papaya salad is pretty good.
My favorite are Charcoal grilled pork neck and grilled chicken eat with sticky rice is good. And I like honey toast here.

Isaan Station Thai Street Food is a cute restaurant in the middle of K-​Town. It’s located in a small shopping center and they have a big sign so it’s not hard to miss. $ 2 for valet in the small lot but if you’re lucky you can find some parking around the neighborhood.
The restaurant itself is nice and colorful. I loved the decorations of sunflowers, colorful chairs, and hanging lights. The service was good too in that they were very attentive. We were a party of four and ordered at the same time. My food and my friend’s Tina and Mary came quick but my friend TK, who ordered the Crying Tiger, got his food a bit later than ours. I ordered the Nahm Dtok Mhu, medium level spicy (spicy grilled pork with red onion, cilantro, green onion) with a side of sticky rice. The Nahm Dtok Mhu itself was full of flavor and tasty. I can usually handle spicy dishes but this was a bit more than I expected and it was just at a medium level! The food was still tasty though and I liked pairing it with the sticky rice. I would get this dish again. I got a taste of the Crying Tiger and it was okay. The meat was cooked well but the flavor wasn’t amazing or anything. I liked the sauce that came with the dish though, I can eat that stuff all day.
It’s nice to find another Thai restaurant that isn’t clustered in the Hollywood area. Sometimes it’s such a hassle driving to Thai town and parking is difficult there almost all the time so I’m glad that I found one closer to home that’s authentic too. I find that the portions here are smaller than other Thai restaurants so I was still a little hungry afterwards.
They are cash only but luckily they have an ATM machine in the restaurant. It’s an extra $ 2.00 fee to withdraw but I didn’t mind withdrawing from this machine. I’ve been to restaurants that had ATM’s inside of their establishment and the machine looked shady but this one didn’t give me problems at all.
4 stars for this restaurant and I will be coming back to try the other dishes and desserts on their menu.

Sad to have discovered this place so late as I am about to leave LA. I studied abroad in the Isaan region of Thailand and eating Isaan street food always brings back memories. I got the crying tiger along with the sticky rice. The steak was cooked perfectly. The combo of sticky rice/​steak/​dipping sauce was heaven. My friend ordered the pad thai and it was good as well. Would love to come back to try other items on the menu. Nice escape from the packed restaurants in Thai Town.
There is valet parking, although the lot itself is small and may be busy during peak hours. The service was friendly and welcoming.

I finally at here for lunch today, I’ve had it bookmarked for a year. I got there right after it opened so I was the only one there with loud Asian pop music playing on the big screen.
The problem with Thai food is you need 4 people to really get a good amount of dishes and enjoy your meal. It was just me so I order the main dishes I wanted to try, som tum and the grilled pork neck.
I asked the spicy level and I chose Thai medium. Now I like spicy but she told me Thai medium was hot and at Lotus of Siam (best Thai restaurant in America) the medium is friggen hot. Well the Thai lady in the open kitchen saw a white boy in business clothes and made it mild so the som tum was really weak. She brought me out more chills to add and saved the dish. A little fishier than I like but good flavor all around.
The pork neck was insane! Best pork dish ever. Fatty, but not mushy, charcoal grilled so the smokiness was prevailing, and the dipping sauce was soooo good. I think tamarind chili sauce. Really a dish meant to be shared but I couldn’t help myself and killed the whole thing. All eaten with the ubiquitous sticky rice, a match made in heaven.
I would def return.
P.S great service

Isaan Station has some very authentic Thai dishes, while at the same time offering some of the more «common» dishes like Pad Thai for the masses. I recommend branching out if you come here.
I like my food spicy and find that most places can’t meet my spice expectations. That was not the case at Isaan. They are not messing around with the spice here. Get ready to sweat and have your nose run, folks. I find it to be comparable to Night + Market but at about half (or less) the price.
We tried the:
Nahm Dtok Mhu (Spicy charcoal grilled pork with red onion, mint leaves, lime, rice powder, cilantro, coriander and green onion)
Tom Saab Kra Dhook Mhoo (Hot and sour soup of braised pork ribs, broth Thai herbs, lemongrass, galangal, kiffir lime leaves, chili and lime juice)
Sticky Rice — a small order probably just sufficient for one — unless you are watching your carbs, I’d recommend getting one per person.
Both dishes were spicy, flavorful, and authentic. Because both were pork, next time I’d love to try some chicken or seafood.
A quaint spot, they are going for the whole «street food» vibe. Although completely casual, it’s a bit more upscale than that (not difficult). Cash only, but there is an ATM (there are two sides to the restaurant, it is on the left hand side).

Note: Cash only (they do have an ATM machine inside)
One of the few Thai restaurants located in K-​Twon area. I decided to check it out for a quick lunch. We were seated quickly and I ordered what I usually get (Pad Thai). Food came out quickly, and it was really good! Large portions and I had left overs to take home.
Price is pretty average to me. Not too cheap and not more expensive than other places.
They have a very small private lot. If you can’t find parking there, then you might have to find street parking in the neighborhood area.